Telegram-herald., 1887-08-20

general way be considered calamity by sny
man; but, situated as Curtis was it was a
grievous burden 10 bear
To begin with. Nyleptha, though altogether
charming, was. IL must be admitted. q a
rather jealous disposition, ard Was somnw bat
apt 20 visit on ber lovers head her indigna-
ton az tho marks Of what Alrhonso would
have called the distinguished colzileratiou7
with which her royal sister favored him
Then the enforced secrecy Of his relations 20
Nyleptha prevented Curtis from taking some
opportunity Of putting "A stop, or trying 70
put a stop. 20 this false condition Of Affairs,
by telling Sorais, ia a casual but confidential
way, that he was going 20 marry ber sister
"a third stang IN Sir Henry's honey was that
he knew that Good was honestly aud sincerely
attached % the omiBous looking but most
attractive, Lady OF the Night. Indeed, poor
Bougwan was wasting himself % a shadow
OF his fat and Jolly self about her his face
getting so thin that his eyeglass would
scarcely stick in IL: while she, with sort q
careless coquetry, just gave him cnco1raCe-
ment enough 20 keep bun going, thinking, no
doubt, that he might he useful a. n stalking
horse tried 70 give hiK1a hint iE a. deli
cate a way as 1 could. but be few into n buff
and would not listen 70 me. 50 determined
10 let IN alone, for fear of making It worse
Poor Goodi be really wos very iucicrous in
bis distress, and went in for ali sorts of all
s1rdities, under the belief that be was sd
vancing his suit One of tkem was the
wriiing-with the assistance of oDc II tho
grave and reverend segniors who instructed
US, and who, whatever may have been tie
measure q his eruGition, did nof understand
how e. scan line-of o most in'erfninable
Zu-Nondi love song. 81 which the continually
recurring refrain was something about 4
viii kiss thee. Oh yes. vii kiss thee'7 Vow
among tie zuNendi Il Is common and
most harmless thing for young mon % sefe-
made ladies ~ night. as ! believe they do IN
the southern countries 81 Europe. and sing
al sorts - nonseufical songs 70 them.
Awaiting birn~elf = this custom. Good BE-
thought him that be would ssrensde sorals.
vhoss private apartments. together with
those ~ Der rnaidcns. we're sraciiy orpos =
CTR own. on the farsher side II a marrow
court yard which divided one section II tie
great palace from another Accord ineiv.
having ErfBfd himeeH vlta latiVe either.
On which, being nn adeld with TIE hgbf
guitar, he had easily learned - sfrHsn is
proceeded al midnigbt--fhe faekjonnbk iiorr
i0T fEls soft of caterra0iing rake night
llsieo0s With nis nIDor0us feils I was faet
8 leep when they legsD. but they SON woke
nse uE'-f0f ocod - ees.ss = TREMENDOUS
voice and has no notion q fine-and ] ran
- ny window Place - 80 vi,at vas the
matter. And there. Standing IN the fuii
moonlight IN the court yard. ] perssived
Good. adorned With eu enormous osfrieh
feather hsaSdrsss sB3 lowi1,g sIken cloak
which it if the right thing % xtar r,psr tl,ssze
o<'cssionss and shouting cut fhs slrornina-
bic song vhirh he and ti.e old crr.flrsnnu
ha6 svolfsd, y e tesly jingiing accousgsasi
rBezt From ths direction III fl.s sEsa~4ere If
the sasstis - hgnar came succession 4 fai1t
sniggsrinrs iut TIE aFssrtsnersts of Sornis
herseif- whom ] devositly Tfsie5 n she hap.
p<Ded r. - there-wers siient ss fse grave
Issrs vss absolutely NO snd - that awful
song With see eterusi = vlil kir ftaer ard
=; lasf nsithsr Dor Sir Henrr ~borr 7 Faf
sunr,snss r. euisv fhe sigsf. rousd sssnd 81
any 4on0er. -. s1neHnsesirg fke deer 90
ssery, Esft ~ bess - the viD5s~ opsnfrsR
sna skcsft>S. Per Eeaven's xakA fsep,d ssst
80 On taking nbout Il, tut kiss bsr ard lets
Al g = ss>sp~ T7hat efso1k~d his 81. sn<
- rs Bs r1ors ~eTensdine
Ths vfois tsisf forDn6 lsurhabls m
ci1eut b. 8 tragic soef,ces
W.. tbe Fnore sr Hefsrv bid ssG fsss rrsere
Fso~eis cs1ns ~ - y m uneos.fnen ~ ersch
osses. 81 A. izs< thsngs ~ vsry ouees in
ases Esi6es1y - wss ~ spzHs strangs